| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
This patch is being implemented in support of the "AR Changes for Deposit
the Treasury contracted bank. This is a high priority project to prevent
loss of revenue and ensure veteran satisfaction by continuing to allow
them to pay their first party bills using credit cards
This patch will modify the existing VistA AR application to do the
following:
a. Expand field length to 9 digits for deposit ticket number to
accommodate new unique sequence to prevent duplication of deposit
ticket numbers.
Ticket Number" project. This is an enhancement to the Accounts Receivable
Note: 9-digit deposit ticket numbers will only be allowed for
payments processed through the AR Automatic Payment Processing
Server. Manual entry will continue to be limited to 6 digits.
b. Remove the ability for sites to create local deposit tickets that
begin with the 669 prefix as it is reserved for electronic check
deposit tickets.
No changes were required to allow the 9-digit deposit ticket numbers to be
displayed in the AR Options and Report, or for the interface which send
(AR) System to allow for 9 Digit Deposit Ticket Numbers and to prevent
this data to the FMS system.
Additional documentation on this project can be found in the project
notebook for "AR Changes for Deposit Ticket Number" which is in the VA
Health IT (VHIT) Project Repository (TSPR). The link is:
http://tspr.vista.domain.ext/warboard/anotebk.asp?proj=1274
users from entering Deposit Ticket Numbers beginning with 669.
This change is a result of a mandate by the Department of Treasury to use
their contracted bank for all credit card processing. To prevent a loss
in revenue for these credit card transactions, the VA must comply with the
Treasury mandate and be able to accept the new deposit number schema from
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